Happy Day 7!!!

Sign in and out EVERY Day with your Advocate! Thanks
Log In, Check Email and Open wiki - first thing when you arrive. Please don't wait to be told. Personal initiative is crucial to your success at FP!

Great work so far on Careers! - Need to finish IHAPI surveys if not done. (see Day 6?)

Goals for Today


Please have 3 Careers Notes, TR ICE Notes and Interests and Values open.
Please be logged into IHAPI :-) Thanks

Goals - Think about a time when you set a goal and acheived it. Describe the goal, why you had the goal and how you reached it. Describe a goal you are working on right now and how you are working on it.














Copy and Paste into a Word Doc

Hero - What is your definition of a hero?

Tell the story of someone whom you think is a hero and tell why you think as you do. Insert into your blog as a new post - Thanks







CAREERS

Start on Careers today. You need to sign into to the I have a plan website.
https://secure.ihaveaplaniowa.gov/Home/_default.aspx

You will need to login, change password, answer security questions and update the profile.... THEN we can start!

We will be completing 3 surveys/questionnaires:
Interest inventory
Work Values, and
Career Clusters.

You will be taking notes on the information. You will also be copying and highlighting information into word documents. Some of the data will be used in an excel file for charts. The info will go into a Power Point.
Here are some files you will need for careers:




- Previously called About Me.




Please download these 3 documents and save to your skydrive TR folder. Thanks Gene




The Interest Inventory is based on Holland's classic work. Read wikipedia's entry here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland_Codes






















For the Future!



Open, save and we read out loud read -
Study says students need more career options PtP Harvard.docx
Study says students need more career options PtP Harvard.docx
Study says students need more career options PtP Harvard.docx

Use the yellow hightlighter pen and hightlight key points.
Then respond to questions in this document.
https://docs.google.com/a/fpdmtr.org/document/d/1cYGgmV1AjHrHU4HCp7BYSOKSd25WLIM3zew9e0s-XFc/edit

Self-Control wiki page

Self Control survey.docx
Self Control survey.docx
Self Control survey.docx







Please copy and paste respond to these 4 questions in 2-3 paragraphs.
Career Options - Please write in sentences and check spelling, etc.
  • What is the main point of the study reported in the article?
  • What are 2 pieces of evidence in the article that support that point?
  • Do you wish you had more career oriented classes in school?
  • What from this article do you want to remember as you make your career decisions?


Writing Assignment - on Motivation
First one - Recall a time when you were really motivated for awhile - weeks or months. Describe the situation. What helped you maintain that motivation? What roles did others around you play?

Second one - Describe a situation that lasted for an extended period of time when you were fairly unmotivated. What factors seemed to lead to your being unmotivated??

Born w/out limbs, but.... 2 min http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOlTdkYXuzE&feature=related

Grit

Quick Questions on Positive and Negative Self Talk

Yesterday you were in a small group assembling a puzzle. Blog Post:

  • · Please describe the steps you took to put the puzzle together. (order and detail – steps)
  • · At 10 minutes in, your team got the picture of the assembled puzzle. Did it help? Was it faster after receiving the picture?
  • · In life, does having a picture of what you are trying to accomplish help?
  • · Did folks on your team do different tasks? Did one person take charge? Did you feel part of the team? Elaborate.


"Buyer beware"
http://www.npr.org/2012/01/16/145179563/do-law-schools-cook-their-employment-numbers

IC portal - Credits - Grad planner analysis - we will analyze Your chart and make a list of classes YOU need. We will make a time line for graduation. -
Graduation Planner Overview.docx
Graduation Planner Overview.docx
Graduation Planner Overview.docx



Create a word document First Name Credits and an excel file titled First Name Credits.

Goals and goal setting -
Goal Setting - 5 steps.pptx
Goal Setting - 5 steps.pptx
Goal Setting - 5 steps.pptx

5 Facts About Goal Setting.docx
5 Facts About Goal Setting.docx
5 Facts About Goal Setting.docx



















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